1. Remove the two thumb screws in the computer cover.
2. Slide the cover back and lift it from the system.
3. Disconnect the SATA cable and the power cable, and remove the four screws.
4. Pull the hard drive out.
5. Here we have our new hard disk drive that we are going to place in the system.
6. Slide the hard drive into the chassis, align the screw holes in the top, and replace the four screws.
7. Connect the SATA cable and the power cable.
8. Disconnect the SATA cable and the power cable.
9. Remove the four screws that hold the bracket in.
10. Then remove the hard drive and bracket from the system.
11. Remove the four screws from the bracket.
12. Here we have our new drive that we are going to place in the system.
13. Place the drive in the bracket making sure that the drive is tight against the tabs.
14. Flip it over and install the screws.
15. Slide the bracket into the chassis and install the four screws to hold it in place.
16. Connect the SATA cable.
17. Connect the power cable.
18. To replace the cover on the system, we want to align the tabs with the holes when we place the cover down.
19. Slide the the cover forward and replace the two thumb screws.

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